Improved saw-set



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Be it knowntha-tI, WILLIAM NASH, of New Britaimin the county of Hartford, und Stnte of Connecticut, hnve invented cert'tin new and useful improvements in Sew-Sets andI do hereby declare that the following is n full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hed to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i i n In the annexed drawings, making part o f this specification, A und B represent the two principal parts of the suW-set, a.nd which are mnd-e of metal. Near the forward ends ofA these parts the' metal is'cut sway in nn annuler form', one-half the thickness of euch part, so that when the two are brought together a. close annular joint is formed, throughwhich n rivet is inserted in n. proper opening, to confine the two parts together, thus leaving the instrument, when its parts are joined, the thickness of one. Shoulders nre formed,ius'seen et 13x, upon the edges of -ench part; and Vthe shoulders upon one prrt fit snugly against the corresponding shoulders 'upon the other pnrt, and thus prevent them opening upon their rivet further than a. equireddistance. i The two piees A n'ndB are4 formed into lcver handles back of the rivet.V Forward of the rivet, and upon eig-ch of the parts, is die-hed, and in-each bed is inserted a' V-shuped die, one of said dies beingplnced u little in advance of the other, und each being-placed with reference toits shape, as shown in the dra-wings. VThese dies are marked a und b. Thqforwnrd end of the part B is curved, und the forward end ofthe part A is hevelled, as shown at e ond f. c represents a gauge, which consist-s of n piece of metal bent at right angles at its centre,ione win'g of which is slotted so as to embrace the forward end of piece A, itswends extending up above the top of die b. The

` other wing is slotted so that n set-screw con phss 'throught it, for the purpose of coniining 4its'cenrely to piece I A. By menne of the slot through whiehthe set-screw passes, the ends of the slotted wing which embrucespnrt A ure brought closer to or carried further from die b. D represents n screw, Ywhich passes through purt B, to prevent the part A from olosing'more than is desied;und E represents n spring, secured :It one end to per't B, with its other pressing against part A, for the purpose ot' pressing thehnndles open. i I i In using this instrument, the screw D is first set, so as to allow the dies to psss eachother justthe required distance; when the handles are pressed together; then adj :1st the gauge c to suit the size und length of' the sow teeth, and to insure the dies acting upon eneh tooth exactly nt. the same place; now insert the saw blade between the curved end of piece B and bevelled end of piece A; place the tooth to be set between the dies, with the point of the 'tooth next to it, upon each side, pressed against the gauge; press the hnndiesf together, und the curved end of part B-will bear the sew bladedown toward the bevel on part A, .while the die `uponpsrt A bends the tooth over 'the die beneath it, und. thus gives setto said tooth. `When the hand is removed the spring presses the handles open, und the instl-nment is moved to the next tooth to be set, which is operated upon in,`

like manner. I

I :un dwars of n. patent, on a saw-'set issued to Oliver Newton in July,'1863, and do .not claimA :my of the parts therein patented by hilp. A

-Hnving thus fully described my invention, what I claim `:1s new, and desire to'secure by Letters Phtent, is-

The ciroulnr-jointed parts A and B, with their guides, dies, set-screws, and spring, `when tnstruetofd,`

arranged, and used for forming n saw-set in theninnner as specified.

WILLIAM NASH,

Witnesses: I

AUSTIN HART, Lessen R. BAILEY. 

